I am told this plant is solanum - the fruit which was green turned black . Is this a kind of pepper ? Edible? Where can I get more reference info ?
Information on it's edibility can be found here: http://www.eattheweeds.com/american-nightshade-a-much-maligned-edible/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_nigrum More info found here. I have it growing in my garden too.
Thank you - I thought I wanted to thrash it this morning - well looks like it is safe to keep then. Will not venture into eating it !
I may ask around - live in the bay area too. I am confident that it originated from the compost pile which only contains refuse from the kitchen.
